Ophthalmology Participation in the Geriatrics for Specialists Initiative Organizational Representatives to the Council for Surgical and Related Medical Specialists Participating Organizations Jahnigen Scholars GSR Awards Recipients

Useful Geriatric Ophthalmology Resources Eye Care Skills: Presentations for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals Useful Websites

Council Representatives
The Council of the Section for Enhancing Geriatric Understanding and Expertise among Surgical and Medical Specialists (SEGUE) is a part of the AGS. It is a working unit of national specialty leaders committed to improving the care of geriatric patients. The Section presents an annual educational and research meeting in collaboration with the AGS meeting each May. The meetings are designed to enhance the exchange of information between specialists and geriatricians. The following are members of the Council from ophthalmology:

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Participating Organizations
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) is the largest national membership association of Eye M.D.s. Eye M.D.s are ophthalmologists, medical doctors who provide comprehensive eye care, including medical, surgical and optical care. The mission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology is to advance the lifelong learning and professional interests of ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.s) to ensure that the public can obtain the best possible eye care. http://www.aao.org/

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• The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has developed a CD-ROM, Eye Care Skills: Presentations for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals (Executive Editor: Karla J. Johns, MD). This newly revised CD-ROM is the perfect tool for giving educational and training presentations to non-ophthalmic physicians and health care professionals.
  
  The CD-ROM and includes comprehensive, ready-to-use presentations for eight important ophthalmic topics: Diabetes and Eye Disease, Eye Trauma and Emergencies, Glaucoma: Do and Management, Managing the Red Eye, Ocular Manifestations of Systemic Disease, Refractive Surgery, Understanding and Preventing Amblyopia. For more information contact Susan Keller at the American Academy of Ophthalmology:655 Beach Street; San Francisco, CA 94109-1336, phone 415.561.8500, product number: 0240390

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Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars
These competitive two-year awards of $75,000 per year (plus a required minimum institutional support of $25,000 per year) are designed to support education and research training for specialty faculty who seek to launch academic careers in the geriatric aspect of their specialty. Supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies, the Jahnigen Program is a key component in our efforts to enhance perioperative care of older adults. The Jahnigen awardees and their projects are:

• David S. Friedman MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University (awarded in 2002)
  Vision Restoration in Assisted Living Residents
  
  
• Enrique Garcia-Valenzuela, MD, PhD, Emory University (awarded in 2002)
  Stem Cell Therapy for Age-related Retinal Disease
  
  
• Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, University of Kentucky (awarded in 2003)
  Novel Mouse Models of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  
  
• Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD, Columbia University (awarded in 2004)
  A Genetic Dissection of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  
  
• Joshua Dunaief, MD, PhD, F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology (awarded 2007)
  The effect of dietary iron restriction on longevity and retinal aging in mice
  
  
• Bradley Katz, MD, PhD, John A Moran Eye Center (awarded 2007)
  Proteomics and Genomics of Giant Cell Arteritis
  
  
• Simon Law, MD, PharmD, Jules Stein Eye Institute (awarded 2007)
  Optic disc appearance in advanced age-related macular degeneration
  
  
• Milam A. Brantley, Jr., MD, Washington University at St Louis School of Medicine (awarded 2008)
  Association of genetic polymorphisms with age-related macular degeneration clinical and visual phenotypes and response to treatment
  
  
• Jacque Duncan, MD, University of California, San Francisco (awarded 2008)
  In vivo Study of Cell Death in Aging and Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  
  
• Pradeep Y. Ramulu MD PhD, Johns Hopkins University (awarded 2009)
  Real-World Assessment of Mobility in Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration
  
  

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Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program
This initiative provides important opportunities for residency program directors to enrich their curricula through collaborations with geriatricians from their own institutions. Learn More

2001-2003 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program

• Gary Foulks, MD, University of Pittsburgh
  Partner Geriatrician: Hollis Day, MD

2007-2009 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program

• Scott W. Cousins, MD, Duke University
  Partner Geriatrician: Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, MHS
• Susan S. Liang, MD, Boston University, Boston Medical Center
  Partner Geriatrician: Sharon A. Levine, MD

2008-2010 Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR) Program

• Nancy E. Awender, MD, Summa Health System
  Partner Geriatrician: Kyle R. Allen, DO
• C. Robert Bernardino, MD, Yale University School of Medicine
  Partner Geriatrician: Leo M. Cooney, MD
• Kimberly Cingle, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center
  Partner Geriatrician: Hans Geho, MD

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Websites of Interest

• American Academy of Ophthalmology
  http://www.aao.org/

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